On Friday, Novak Djokovic revealed that he had opted for a surgery on his right elbow which had been troubling him for the past two years. The former world No.1 had to retire from the quarter-final match of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships against Tomas Berdych due to a prolonging elbow injury.

Be it Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer or Serena Williams, tennis players and their idiosyncrasies have often caught the eyes of fans. Marin Cilic has something up his sleeves too, it seems, as he was seen bouncing the ball 27 times before the service on Thursday though he eventually managed to miss it.

Though not many were looking forward to the faceoff between Korea’s Hyeon Chung and America’s Tennys Sandgren, the quarterfinal clash produced some brilliant moments. The best of them was perhaps Sandgren’s insane reflexes to keep off Chung’s body shot and eventually win the point.

Despite the ultra-advanced technology aiding modern tennis, a point in Australian Open proved how much the game still relies on umpire’s naked eye. Colombian duo Cabal/Farah were denied a clear point after umpire failed to pick Sam Groth’s racquet hitting the ball before it dropped out.

Brain-fades appear to be an Australian thing as after Aussie cricket captain Steve Smith’s one in India, we have now seen the yet another one down under from the most unlikely source. The Hawk-eye at Dimitrov-Edmund match had to take a few seconds to come up with a final decision on a challenge.

Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan failed to continue their journey in the men’s doubles of the Australian Open as they witnessed a loss with their respective partners in the third round. Yesterday, Leander Paes and Purav Raja were also ousted from the tournament after facing a straight-set loss.